Ecumenical Economics

Expanding moral imagination on Capitol Hill

Our purpose

Ecumenical Economics helps policymakers explore and rethink economics beyond the dominant frameworks that shape federal policymaking.

We connect congressional staff with researchers, practitioners, and communities developing new approaches to today’s economic challenges, creating spaces for real learning, dialogue, and fresh ideas.

Past Events

  • Economic Democracy

    A panel discussion on Osita Nwanevu’s The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding. Hosted in partnership with Center for Economic Democracy.

  • Capitalism and Catholicism

    A community discussion with Anthony Annett and Elizabeth Garlow on the role of religion in economic imagination.

  • Rural Economics

    A conversation with Gbenga Ajilore (CFPB) and Joe Van Wye (Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP) on what policymakers get wrong about rural America.

  • Tariffs: Are They That Bad?

    A panel and happy hour discussion with Beth Baltzan, (Coalition for New Trade) and Brad Setser (Council on Foreign Relations) on the impacts of new tariffs on the U.S economy.